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Poor civic amenities bane of town
Mandi Ahmedgarh, June 17
Notwithstanding regular official and personal visits of senior SAD leaders and administrative officers, officials of the local civic body office have shown no concern about cleanliness at venues of specified functions.
Jatinder Bhola, president, municipal council, watches the venue near the foundation stone at Mohinder
Nagar, a few hours before Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, MP, was scheduled to unveil the stone on Sunday.
—Photo by Mahesh Sharma |
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With Ludhiana’s skyline turning cloudy, Tribune lensman Sayeed Ahmed captured this picturesque scene on a man’s sunglasses on Sunday. |
Competition leads to lowest liquor prices
Ludhiana, June 17
Owing to the competition between two leading liquor contractor groups, one led by Mann Singh Garcha and another by Ponty
Chadha, the liquor prices have touched an all-time low in Ludhiana. Liquor is currently selling at the minimum retail price fixed by the
government. Interestingly, while for all other commodities the MRP means maximum retail price, for liquor it means the opposite, the minimum retail price, below which nobody can sell it.
Thief nabbed
Ludhiana, June 17
The Salem Tabri police has arrested Anil Kumar, alias, Citu, who allegedly was specialised in stealing mobile phones and lifting television sets.
Beant Juneja, SHO, Salem Tabri police, said the accused was caught at a nakka and a television set and six phone sets were recovered from him. The accused was earlier booked for lifting an Indica car. —
TNS
The accused caught with a stolen TV set and six mobile phones in
Ludhiana.—A Tribune photograph |
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BIS Chahal, former media adviser to ex-Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, seems to remain as high profile out of power as he used to be when in power, although for different reasons. For one week, he dominated the news headlines. |
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Freedom fighter cremated
Mandi Ahmedgarh, June 17
Rich tributes were paid to freedom fighter Niranjan Singh Brahampur who died here yesterday.
Cops reverse arms to pay tributes to freedom fighter Niranjan Singh Brahampur at Ahmedgarh on Sunday.
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Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev
Ludhiana, June 17
The martyrdom of Sri Guru Arjan Dev was commemorated at Guru Gobind Singh Public School with devotion yesterday. The shabads were recited on the occasion. The students of the school told the congregation about the importance of Guru’s martyrdom in changing the course of the Sikhs and its culmination to
Khalsa.
15 trucks with ration flagged off
Mandi Ahmedgarh, June 17
Raj Kumar Sharma, president of the Har Har Mahadev Sewa Dal, Budhladha, flagged off 15 trucks carrying ration for langar to be organised at Bal
Tal, a pilgrimage spot in Jammu and
Kashmir.
Activists of the Har Har Mahadev Sewa Dal, Budhladha, and the Bhartiya Maha Dal, Ahmedgarh, before leaving with truckloads of ration on Sunday.
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Art of Living workshop for children
Ludhiana, June 17
About 400 students in the age group 14-l8 and 150 students in the age group eight-l3 participated in the 'Yes!'
workshop, conducted by the Art of Living Foundation here.
Children participate in a workshop organised by the Art of Living Foundation in Ludhiana on Saturday.
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NCC training camp concludes
Mandi Ahmedgarh, June 17
The combined annual NCC training camp under the aegis of senior officials of the 19 Punjab Battalion,
Ludhiana, concluded at Anand Isher Senior Secondary School here yesterday.
Cadets of 19 Punjab Battalion, Ludhiana, at the concluding function of the annual NCC training camp. |
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